Torch holder for cutting openings



March 1, 1949. RfO. YOUNG 2,463,075

TORCH HOLDER FORCUTTING OPENINGS I Filed Jan.- 3-; 1944' R ogskvrox. 0y 0 OZ! 641/0500 4? Kim A TTORNEY.

Patented Mar. 1, 1949 1 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE TORCH HOLDER FOR CUTTING OPENINGS Roy 0. Young, Bell, Calif.

Application January 3, 1944, Serial No. 516,893

Claims. (Cl. 3327) 1 2 The present invention relates generally to dejacent to, and spaced from, its inner end, upon vices for holding cutting torches in a manner the staff ill, for example between collars I 5 and adapting the same for use in cutting openings by l5a fixed to the staff. There is also shown a pair movement of the torches in a circular path, and of gear members it and I! which are fixedl posihas for its primary object the provision of a de- 5 tioned in any suitable manner to the intermediate vice of this type which is readily and freely portportion of the staif I, respectively below the able and may be used in a manner insuring the upper arm 63 and above the lower arm l4. cutting of openings with side walls parallel to the A shaft l8, paralleling the intermediate poraxis of the opening and uniformly even and regution of the shaft if], has its upper and lower porlar throughout. tions journaled through the inner end portions of One of the disadvantages of previous portable the arms I3 and M, and is provided with upper torch holders is the difliculty in maintaining the and lower toothed portions or pinions l9 and 28 supporting upright or staff in a position perpen respectively in mesh with the stationary gear dicular with respect to the work and at the same members l6 and I! of the stall. This shaft I8 is time rotating the same slowly and uniformly here shown as having an upper extension 2| throughout the cutting operation. Both mainteabove the upper arm I3 and provided with a gear nance of the support and rotation thereof are acmember 22 in mesh with the pinion 23 formed complished m y and each suffers from the on the lower end of the shaft of a small electric necessary care which must, or should, be acmotor 24.

corded the other. The motor 24, to which a flexible wire or curt is. f r th a ove r as n. prop s d to prov d rent feed line 25 may be extended from any cona torch holder, the supporting upright or staff of veniently suitable source of current, is shown as' which remains stationar throughout the cutting t h t and su ported by, the curved outer O a Op and he t h holding element portion 26 of a bracket 21 whose inner end 28 is elements of which may be caused to revolve about 25 looped to form a bearing on and around the t e St ff in a slow, steady and uniform manner, per portion of the staff In between fixed rings 29. perrnltting the operator to confine his entire at- The bracket 21 is also shown with a bearing cap te tw to t posltwn 0f the Shelf so into which the upper extremity of shaft IS The nature of the invention, its further objects, extends to thus form a revolving unit of the the construction, combination and operation of 30 bracket motor and shaft 3 adapted to its parts, and its resulting advantages, P volve around the staff It by reason of the motor readlly understood and thoroughly appreciated actuated rotation of shaft l8 and the reaction of the course of the following description in detail its pinion connection with the fixed gear thereof, and .by reference to the accompanying berg l6 and H of the Stafi zf igi g fi fongls ofdthe 2' For the above operation it is only necessary that 2:3 :15; g ggg i 3:; S to est a apt e the operator firmly hold the staff [0 in upright In the drawings which forms a part of this position, or rather perpendicular to the work, and against rotation, with its lower centering point specification,

Fig. 1 is a side elevation showing the inven- 4o 2 recess formed Wlth a camel punch m the tion as a lied to the su ort and control of a pp pp Each of the arms 13 and M has a central lonfree cutting torch.

Fig. 2 is a horizontal sectional view, somewhat gltudmal Slot of Wldth to recelve the ngld enlarged, taken substantially on line g of Fig tubes 32 of a cutting torch so that the handle 33 1, and thereof is above the upper arm #3 and the flame Fig, 3 i i e1evation Showing the inven tip 34 is below the lower arm l4, according to ti n a applied t th support and control f a Flgs. 1 and 2. Each arm is also shown with a torch tip, lengthwise slotted, upright flange 35 along one Referrin n w t th above figures and ayedge, and with a U-shaped bracket 33 shiftable ticularly to Figs. 1 and 2, there is shown a cenong and its extensions being p e t tral supporting upright or staff l0, preferably proembrace the torch tubes 32 in the manner plainly vided at its upper end with a suitable handle or Shown in grip, indicated at H, and preferably having at its Each torch holding bracket 35 m y e held in lower end a threaded or otherwise detachably lengthwise adjusted pos o along spective connected, and readily renewable centering point I 2. threaded through the slot 40 of the flange 35, In Fig. 1 the staff It is shown with upper and and each bracket 36 is preferably provided with lower horizontally outstanding or lateral torch an indicator 38 arranged to coact with graduaholding arms I3 and I4, Which are of identical tions 39 along the arm, so that the brackets 36 of construction, each being journaled at a point adthe upper and lower arms may be easily fixed at arm l3, M, by means of a clamping-screw 31 equal distances from the stair ID to assure parallelism of the supporting torch.

A spirit level 56 is arranged on the staff I so that an operator may maintain. the staff in a desired positiom The? level 56 is pivotally mounted at T on the staff I0. By relation to a graduated scale 58 fixedl mounted on the staff, the spirit level mounting may be adjusted the desired amount off the vertical. H.1'J0lflt6f'59i0l'ith" level indicates the angle of the-level off thevertical. A nut 65 on a bolt 65 carried by" the pointer maintains the pointer:fiiisand'thezlevel- 56 in the desired adjusted position. The bolt 65 is slidable laterally in the slot 66 in the scale plate 58.

In the modified form shown in-Fig'. 3; asingle arm 4| is provided; Pinned to a staff 42, as before, are collars 42" at both sides of the arm 4|; to maintain the arm against vertical move- I ment on' the staff 42; but permitting swinging is'rotatableupon'the staffi Collars 5|] are pinned onth'e stafi 42"ab0ve and'bel'ow the sleeve.

A-. centering: point i 5 I is screwed upon thelower, threaded end of the staff 42.

flame; tip 52 i's. slidably mounted upon. the arm; 4| A. UJ-shaped bracket? 36' is. employed to slidably'mount's the. flame: tip 52upon the arm.

Suitabler conduits 53iand-54f supply oxygen and acetylene to'the tips 3 andv 5*22-respectiVely.

grip: 55' is arranged onthe upper" endof the staff 42:

In the operation of my present devices, the

centering point (12 or,5|)' isplace'd atxthe center of: the'circle tobe described by the flame tip (34.

or.52)'.. The distance ofl theflame tip from the stallv |0'0r 42) is adjusted relative to the scale39 is screwed. home to maintain. the flame tip in' its desired, adjusted position;

The..motor. (24 or 41) is then started,.which causes the flame. tip to revolve around the axis of the centering. point.(-|2 orv 5|). Itis believed clear that by watching the position of the staff, (lflLor 42.). to. see'that itis vertical to the work,. an operator may insure an even, circular cut.

with the torch.

While Ifhave illustrated and; described what I nowmegard' as the preferred. embodiments of my invention; the constructions: are, of course, subjectto modifications without departing from the. spirit and scope of my invention. I, therefore}.

do not" wish to' restrict myself to the particular forms offcon'struction illustrated and described;

but desire to avail'myself: of all modifications;

that may fall within" the scope of the" appended claims."

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secureby Letters Patent is:

1. Hr a device of the character disclosed, a stair havi'nge-a pointed pivotal support and a-fixed gear thereon, spaced arms extending at right angles toxand fulcrumed on said staff for carrying a'a torch means; ashaft' parallel with said start and. journaled in: theends of said:v spacedi arms, a motor, means to journal said motor on said staff, means on said journaling means to journal the upper end of said shaft, interacting gear means on the motor..and upper. end of said shaft to rotate v said shaftt and a pinion on said shaft engaging the gear on said staff to rotate said shaft and spaced armsorbitally as said shaft is revolved.

In':a-:.torch holdei:"of the character disclosed, a manually held pivot member having a series ofspacedfixed gears, a series of spaced parallel arms fulcrumedion-said member for supporting a torch, a shaft in parallel relation to said member, and journaled in the end of said arms, pinions on said shaft meshing with said spaced gears, said shaft having an extension,v a: gear mounted on said. extension,. a motor: having: a: pinion: to? mesh. with said last. named gear; and a means vfor j ournalin said motor on saidmemiher.

3. In a torch holder *of'th'e: character described; a manually; held pivot member'having a pair'ofi fixed gears; aseriesof spaced arms-fulcrumed on said member for supporting a torch; a" shaft in parallel relation to said member journalecli in the endsof'said arms andprovided'with pinions to mesh with said fixed gears on said" member; and a motor journaled on said pivot member and geared With said shaft'torevolve' same orbit ally relatively to saidapivot member..

4; In aitorch holder'ofthecharact'er disclosed} a manually held. pivotmember; agear'there'on; an arm fulcrumed on said'rnember for supporting a torch, a-shaft journaled at one end" inthew end of said arm, a motor connectedto'the other end of said? shaft to drive'the' same; apinionon said shaft meshing with said gear to drivesaid shaft and armorbitally relatively'to said'pivot member; and means to journal 's'aid" IIIOtOF'tU- said pivot member.

5. In a: device of the character-referredto', avertical stafi' having: a handle at the top" for manually holding the staff stationary in a per pendicular position; and a-- pivot memberat the lowerend, a pairof horizontally disposed spaced arms pivotally connected to'said staffneahan end thereof for holding a torch, means tosecure saidarms im spaced relation onsaid staff; a pair of gears mounted'on' said staff; a shaft parallelwith said staff and journaled at its upper'and lower end in the respectiveends of said arms; said shaft provided at its respective-endswith pinions meshing with thegears-onsaid stafi and with an extension, a ear fixed on said extensionz.

,a bracket provided with a sleeve for pivotally mountingi'same on said stair; means to hold said bracket in position on said staff; said bracket havinga bearing for'the upper end of said' shaft extension, amotor-carriedby said bracket, and

a pinion on the shaft of said motor and in mesh with: the gear-Ion the extension of said shaft.

ROY 0: YQUNG;

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